St Helen's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving London, Newham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 476 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Helen's Catholic Primary School 'Outstanding'. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Helen's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 72 first choices for 60 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.